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Cortina is abuzz for the Winter Olympics. Co-host Milan not so much 02/05/2026 12:09pm • MILAN (AP) — In Cortina d’Ampezzo you can’t escape the fact the mountain town is gearing up for its second Winter Olympics. In Milan you could easily miss that the Games are about to start. The vibe in the two main hubs for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games could not be more different. Cortina, sur Top NHL prospect and Penn State freshman Gavin McKenna charged with felony assault 02/05/2026 12:02pm • STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna, a freshman center and the presumptive top pick in this summer's NHL draft, has been charged with felony assault for allegedly breaking a man's jaw and knocking out a tooth in an altercation last weekend. McKenna twice punched the 21-y Decision to boycott India match puts pressure on Pakistan at T20 World Cup 02/05/2026 12:01pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will be in the spotlight more for its decision to boycott its marquee Twenty20 World Cup group-stage game against India rather than how well the team performs starting on Saturday. The Pakistan government instructed the national team to boycott its Feb. 15 Group A game ag Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.11% this week, its third straight increase 02/05/2026 12:00pm • MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.11% this week, its third straight increase. Italy 4, France 1 02/05/2026 11:55am • Italy 4, France 1 First Period_1. France, Gabrielle de Serres (Clara Rozier), 9:42. 2. Italy, Kayla Tutino (Nadia Mattivi, 10:42. Penalties_Franziska Stocker, Italy (tripping), 9:12. Second Period_3. Italy, Rebecca Roccella (Kristin Della Rovere, Laura Lobis), 35:17. Penalties_Clara Rozier, France ( A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public 02/05/2026 11:53am • For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found to the public. The millions of documents comprise the most detailed look yet at the inner working Queen Máxima starts training to become a Dutch army reservist 02/05/2026 11:53am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch military has got a new high-profile volunteer as it seeks to boost recruitment to counter growing fears about peace and security in Europe. Queen Máxima, the 54-year-old Argentinean-born wife of King Willem-Alexander, started training this week to become a Captain Agha reiterates Pakistan's refusal to play India at the T20 World Cup 02/05/2026 11:43am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has reiterated that his team will abide by his government's ruling not to play India in the much-anticipated Twenty20 World Cup fixture next week. India vs. Pakistan is usually the showpiece match in world tournaments — the eyeballs on i Forward Serge Gnabry extends Bayern Munich contract until June 2028 02/05/2026 11:40am • MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry signed a new contract that will keep him at the German powerhouse until June 2028. The Germany international's previous deal was set to expire after this season. The 30-year-old Gnabry has scored 100 goals and contributed 69 assists in his Hawks request waivers on injured center Duop Reath 4 days after trade with Trail Blazers 02/05/2026 11:38am • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks requested waivers on injured center Duop Reath on Thursday, four days after he was acquired in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Hawks sent forward Vit Krejci to Portland on Sunday in exchange for Reath and second-round draft picks in 2027 and 2030. Reat ESPN BET Promo Code Is Now for theScore Bet, Use 'WTOP' for $1,000 Bonus 02/05/2026 11:25am • The lights at Crypto.com Arena are going to be blinding tonight. You’ve got the Philadelphia 76ers heading West to clash with a Los Angeles Lakers squad that looks drastically different in this 2026 timeline. For sports bettors, this isn't just a primetime showdown; it's a golden ticket. New theSc US applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000 to 231,000 last week, the most in 2 months. 02/05/2026 11:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 31 rose by 22,000 to 231,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department report Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak 02/05/2026 11:07am • The Boar’s Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly food-poisoning outbreak in 2024 is back in business, company officials said. The Jarratt, Virginia, site resumed limited operations on Monday, nearly 17 months after it was shut down following the listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sicke NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 02/05/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Thursday's Games No. 3 South Carolina (22-2) vs. Mississippi State (16-7), 6:30 p.m. No. 4 Texas (21-2) vs. No. 5 LSU (21-2), 9 p.m. No. 6 Louisville (21-3) vs. No. 17 Duke (16-6), 7 p.m. No. 7 Vanderbilt (21-2) at No. 16 Kentucky (18-5), 7 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State (20-3) at No. 24 Washin WADA president unhappy that controversial Russian figure skating coach is working at Milan Olympics 02/05/2026 11:03am • MILAN (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's coach from the Beijing Games is back at the Winter Olympics, and World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka isn’t happy about it. Banka said Thursday he's not comfortable with Eteri Tutberidze’s presence at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sh